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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for managing well completion and abandonment
   • Access, interpret and apply documentation for managing well completion and abandonment and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Obtain, read, interpret, clarify and confirm work requirements
   • Identify and address potential hazards, risks and environmental issues and implement control measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate to the work activities
   • Resolve coordination requirements with others at the site prior to commencing, during and on completion of work activities
2. Organise completion schedule
   • Develop completion schedule in line with drilling contract and well prognosis
   • Review and confirm lease details, as necessary notifications are forwarded to statutory, company, owner and contractor representatives
   • Make preparations for release of rig and complete tour book records
   • Ensure arrangements are in place prior to the move, for work orders and invoicing in line with contract requirements and servicing/maintenance repairs of equipment
3. Complete well abandonment
   • Make preparations to stack, move and communicate to all parties
   • Access, interpret, confirm and implement environmental plan requirements
   • Ensure mud drilling fluids and waste storage/disposal requirements, and records are completed and processed
   • Prepare shutdown list and communicate to crew for actioning
   • Rig down ensuring that equipment, camp and rig are secured for removal
   • Review contract requirements, complete records
4. Oversee housekeeping activities
   • Clean, check, maintain and store plant, tools and equipment
   • Report issues identified with plant, tools and equipment

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient management of well completion and abandonment including:

identifying, addressing and reporting potential hazards and risks

controlling identified hazards

carrying out emergency response

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

preparing written records and reports works effectively with others to undertake and complete managing well completion and abandonment to meet all required outcomes including:

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive, give and clarify work instructions

preparing for and organising work activities to meet all task requirements

establishing and maintaining coordination with others relating to the work activity

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements

demonstrates completion of management of well completion and abandonment that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

developing completion schedule and making preparations for release of rig

facilitating and supervising rig down activities

reviewing contract requirements and completing records

troubleshoot breakdowns

implement environmental plan

processing work orders and invoicing

rigging down equipment

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in applying the manage well completion and abandonment through:

identifying and managing risks

identifying, addressing and reporting environmental issues

setting up work activity

site isolation, signage and erecting barriers

work health and safety

selecting and checking for faults, all plant, tools and equipment to carry out tasks

applying standard working practices and procedures

applying correct methods to control identified hazards

specific rig tear-out sequence

applying road haulage regulations

managing safety and environmental issues

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